Abstract

IMPACT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND DIET ON THE HEALTH OF DAILY WAGE LABROURERS OF TRIBAL WOMEN IN RANCHI DISTRICT

Renu Kumari*

ABSTRACT

As women Constitute half of its population and play crucial role in agriculture and livestock production, Household economy and labourer works including involvement in construction works besides performing their domestic chores and Reproductive functions. In view of all these India‘s first Prime Minister rightly said that ―the condition of a nation by looking at the status of women.‖ In earlier days‘ majority of Indian women were shy, illiterate, pessimistic and traditional and their traditional mind feels that being women they are subordinate in society and restricted themselves to household activity only. However, with the development of the country the status of the women changed in the society and they are at good positions in every industry from Government to hi-tech computer services and they are treated as equally to man in all aspects of industry. Not only in industry but also in agriculture and daily wage labour level female workers were performing several important activities. Contribution of female workers in daily wage labour including agriculture labour is roughly estimated to be 60 to 70 per cent. As a wife or a mother, a labourer woman takes and carries the decisions regarding development of family and home. Their average daily input work is not less than 14-16 hours. Hence labourer women have multiple responsibilities in and outside the home. It is estimated that 86 per cent of the total rural women performing many agricultural operations. Among them, 36 per cent have their own land and work in fields whereas around 50 per cent worked as labour. However, the changed social status of workers resulted in additional workload and stress for women resulting in poor health status.

Keywords: Tribal Women, impact of income, Diet, Hereditary Diseases Health. Capacity performance, family Diagnosis of illness.